2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux

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The 2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux road cycling race took place from August 16 to August 23, two weeks later in the season than the year before. The second edition of the Eneco Tour of Benelux covered parts of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Like in 2005, 23 teams took part in the race. Next to the 20 UCI ProTour teams, Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen[1], Skil-Shimano[2] and Unibet.com[3] received a wild card.

The race itself was very close, as both the prologue (6 km) and timetrial (16 km) were quite short which led to small time differences. A dramatic conclusion on the last day rendered Stefan Schumacher the victory over George Hincapie, with just one second of advantage. Other riders who stood out during this race were the Belgians Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert, who both won in their home region. Other wins came from Manuel Quinziato and David Kopp.

[edit] Schedule

Stage	Route	Distance	Date	Winner
P	Den Helder – Den Helder	6.1 km	Wednesday, August 16	Stefan Schumacher
1	Wieringerwerf – Hoogeveen	176.9 km	Thursday, August 17	Tom Boonen
2	's-Hertogenbosch – Sittard-Geleen	194.6 km	Friday, August 18	Manuel Quinziato
3	Beek – Westmalle	185 km	Saturday, August 19	Tom Boonen
4 (ITT)	Landgraaf – Landgraaf	16.1 km	Sunday, August 20	George Hincapie
5	Hasselt – Balen	181.7 km	Monday, August 21	Tom Boonen
6	Bornem – Sint-Truiden	211.7 km	Tuesday, August 22	David Kopp
7	Ans – Ans	199.7 km	Wednesday, August 23	Philippe Gilbert

[edit] Stages

[edit] 16-08-2006: Den Helder, 6.1 km. (ITT):

Prologue Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Stefan Schumacher  Germany GST 7'00" 2 George Hincapie  United States DSC 1" 3 Joost Posthuma  Netherlands RAB 1"

General Classification after Prologue Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Stefan Schumacher  Germany GST 7'00" 2 George Hincapie  United States DSC 1" 3 Joost Posthuma  Netherlands RAB 1"

[edit] 17-08-2006: Wieringerwerf-Hoogeveen, 176.9 km.:

Stage 1 Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Tom Boonen  Belgium QSI 4h 12'52" 2 Simone Cadamuro  Italy MRM s.t" 3 Enrico Gasparotto  Italy LIQ s.t"

General Classification after Stage 1 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Tom Boonen  Belgium QSI 4h 19'47" 2 Stefan Schumacher  Germany GST 4" 3 George Hincapie  United States DSC 7"

[edit] 18-08-2006: 's-Hertogenbosch-Sittard Geleen, 194.6 km.:

Stage 2 Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Manuel Quinziato  Italy LIQ 4h 46'43" 2 Simone Cadamuro  Italy MRM 4" 3 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium QSI s.t"

General Classification after Stage 2 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Tom Boonen  Belgium QSI 9h 06'34" 2 Manuel Quinziato  Italy LIQ 1" 3 Stefan Schumacher  Germany GST 3"

[edit] 19-08-2006: Beek-Westmalle, 185 km.:

Stage 3 Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Tom Boonen  Belgium QSI 4h 50'00" 2 Max van Heeswijk  Netherlands DSC s.t. 3 Baden Cooke  Australia UNI s.t

General Classification after Stage 3 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Tom Boonen  Belgium QSI 13h 12'20" 2 Manuel Quinziato  Italy LIQ 11" 3 Stefan Schumacher  Germany GST 13"

[edit] 20-08-2006: Landgraaf, 16.1 km. (ITT):

Stage 4 Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 George Hincapie  United States DSC 19'58" 2 Vincenzo Nibali  Italy LIQ 00"21 3 Stefan Schumacher  Germany GST 7"

General Classification after Stage 4 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 George Hincapie  United States DSC 13h 32'35" 2 Stefan Schumacher  Germany GST 3" 3 Vincenzo Nibali  Italy LIQ 11"

[edit] 21-08-2006: Hasselt-Balen, 183.1 km.:

Stage 5 Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Tom Boonen  Belgium QST 3h 52'20" 2 Julian Dean  New Zealand C.A s.t. 3 Simone Cadamuro  Italy MRM s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 George Hincapie  United States DSC 17h 24'55" 2 Stefan Schumacher  Germany GST 3" 3 Vincenzo Nibali  Italy LIQ 11"

[edit] 22-08-2006: Bornem-Sint Truiden, 213.9 km.:

Stage 6 Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 David Kopp  Germany GST 4h 50'43" 2 Marco Zanotti  Italy UNI s.t. 3 Philippe Gilbert  Belgium FDJ s.t.

General Classification after Stage 6 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 George Hincapie  United States DSC 22h 15'38" 2 Stefan Schumacher  Germany GST 3" 3 Vincenzo Nibali  Italy LIQ 11"

[edit] 23-08-2006: Ans-Ans, 201.2 km.:

In the last final meters, Stefan Schumacher got hit by an arm from a supporter and as a result made an awkward move away from the supporters to the middle of the road, which resulted in George Hincapie falling down. Before the move it looked like Schumacher was going to become second and Hincapie third, which would make Hincapie the winner with an advantage of 1 second. Since Hincapie crashed he did not take any bonus seconds for ending in the top three and because Schumacher managed to restart his sprint and end third he took 4 bonus seconds and so won by 1 second. The jury took about twenty minutes deciding if Schumacher should be removed to the back of the peloton but in the end they concluded that Schumacher did not make the move on purpose and thus Schumacher won the Eneco Tour of Benelux 2006. Some reactions:

• Dirk Demol, sports director of Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team: "If you look at the replay, you can clearly see that George Hincapie was surely going to end in second or third place. Even if he was going to be beaten by Schumacher in the sprint and end third, he would still be first in the overall standings. Surely we will issue a complaint."
• Stefan Schumacher: "I'm not happy right now, it's a shame it has to end this way. For my career it's a big step, because it's my biggest win so far, but still I'm not happy right now.
• George Hincapie: no reaction so far
• Croatian jury president Bruno Valcic: "It was a tough decision for us, but Schumacher clearly got hit by a supporter and surely did not bring George Hincapie down on purpose."

Stage 7 Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Philippe Gilbert  Belgium FDJ 5h 05'16" 2 Manuele Mori  Italy SDV 2" 3 Stefan Schumacher  Germany GST s.t.

General Classification after Stage 7 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Stefan Schumacher  Germany GST 27h 20'55" 2 George Hincapie  United States DSC 1" 3 Vincenzo Nibali  Italy LIQ 12"

[edit] General Classification

The leader of the general classification (ENECO Energie leiderstrui) wears a red jersey.

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time
1	Stefan Schumacher	Germany	Gerolsteiner	27h 20'55"
2	George Hincapie	United States	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	1"
3	Vincenzo Nibali	Italy	Liquigas	12"
4	Philippe Gilbert	Belgium	Française des Jeux	17"
5	Manuel Quinziato	Italy	Liquigas	32"
6	Joost Posthuma	Netherlands	Rabobank	35"
7	Juan Antonio Flecha	Spain	Rabobank	52"
8	Alessandro Ballan	Italy	Lampre-Fondital	53"
9	Thomas Dekker	Netherlands	Rabobank	55"
10	Steffen Wesemann	Switzerland	T-Mobile Team	56"

[edit] KOM Classification

There was no King Of the Mountains jersey this year. Instead, during some of the climbs bonus seconds were handed out in stages 6 and 7.

[edit] Points Classification

The leader of the points classification (Lotto Puntenklassement) wears a white jersey.

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Points
1	Simone Cadamuro	Italy	Team Milram	91
2	Tom Boonen	Belgium	Quick Step-Innergetic	90
3	Stefan Schumacher	Germany	Team Gerolsteiner	59
4	Philippe Gilbert	Belgium	Française des Jeux	57
5	Julian Dean	New Zealand	Crédit Agricole	56
=6	Alessandro Ballan	Italy	Lampre-Fondital	54
=6	Enrico Gasparotto	Italy	Liquigas	54
=6	Wouter Weylandt	Belgium	Quick Step-Innergetic	54
9	Fabrizio Guidi	Italy	Phonak Hearing Systems	52
10	Bert Roesems	Belgium	Davitamon-Lotto	48

[edit] Points in Prologue

Although in most stage races, the organisation gives away some points in the prologue, these were not given this year.

[edit] Points in Stage 1

1^st Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (66 km)

First	Rik Reinerink	Skil-Shimano	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Stefan Schumacher	Team Gerolsteiner	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	David Kopp	Team Gerolsteiner	3 Pts. and 1"

2^nd Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (132 km)

First	Rik Reinerink	Skil-Shimano	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Matthé Pronk	Unibet.com	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Koen Barbé	Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen	3 Pts. and 1"

3^rd Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (164 km)

First	Rik Reinerink	Skil-Shimano	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Benoît Vaugrenard	Française des Jeux	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Karsten Kroon	Team CSC	3 Pts. and 1"

Finish in Hoogeveen after (176 km)

First	Tom Boonen	Quick Step-Innergetic	30 Pts. and 10"
Second	Simone Cadamuro	Team Milram	25 Pts. and 6"
Third	Enrico Gasparotto	Team CSC	22 Pts. and 4"
4th	Julian Dean	Crédit Agricole	19 Pts.
5th	Marco Zanotti	Unibet.com	17 Pts.
6th	Alexei Markov	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	15 Pts.
7th	Fabio Sabatini	Team Milram	13 Pts.
8th	Stefan Schumacher	Team Gerolsteiner	12 Pts.
9th	Alessandro Ballan	Lampre-Fondital	11 Pts.
10th	Aurelien Clerc	Phonak Hearing Systems	10 Pts.

[edit] Points in Stage 2

1^st Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (31.3 km)

First	Fabrizio Guidi	Phonak Hearing Systems	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Matej Jurčo	Team Milram	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Stefan Schumacher	Team Gerolsteiner	3 Pts. and 1"

2^nd Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (141.2 km)

First	Paul Martens	Skil-Shimano	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Carlos Abellán	Astana-Würth	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Carlos Zárate	Saunier Duval-Prodir	3 Pts. and 1"

3^rd Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (163.9 km)

First	Paul Martens	Skil-Shimano	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Carlos Zárate	Saunier Duval-Prodir	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Carlos Abellán	Astana-Würth	3 Pts. and 1"

Finish in Sittard-Geleen after (194 km)

First	Manuel Quinziato	Liquigas	30 Pts. and 10"
Second	Simone Cadamuro	Team Milram	25 Pts. and 6"
Third	Wouter Weylandt	Quick Step-Innergetic	22 Pts. and 4"
4th	Baden Cooke	Unibet.com	19 Pts.
5th	Max van Heeswijk	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	17 Pts.
6th	Fabrizio Guidi	Phonak Hearing Systems	15 Pts.
7th	Olaf Pollack	T-Mobile Team	13 Pts.
8th	Aurelien Clerc	Phonak Hearing Systems	12 Pts.
9th	Alessandro Ballan	Lampre-Fondital	11 Pts.
10th	Manuele Mori	Saunier Duval-Prodir	10 Pts.

[edit] Points in Stage 3

1^st Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (60 km)

First	Bert Roesems	Davitamon-Lotto	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Gorka Gonzalez	Euskaltel-Euskadi	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Rik Reinerink	Skil-Shimano	3 Pts. and 1"

2^nd Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (127.8 km)

First	Bert Roesems	Davitamon-Lotto	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Gorka Gonzalez	Euskaltel-Euskadi	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Erwin Thijs	Unibet.com	3 Pts. and 1"

3^rd Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (158.2 km)

First	Bert Roesems	Davitamon-Lotto	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Rik Reinerink	Skil-Shimano	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Erwin Thijs	Unibet.com	3 Pts. and 1"

Finish in Westmalle after (185 km)

First	Tom Boonen	Quick Step-Innergetic	30 Pts. and 10"
Second	Max van Heeswijk	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	25 Pts. and 6"
Third	Baden Cooke	Unibet.com	22 Pts. and 4"
4th	Simone Cadamuro	Team Milram	19 Pts.
5th	Stefan Schumacher	Team Gerolsteiner	17 Pts.
6th	Iván Gutiérrez	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	15 Pts.
7th	Wouter Weylandt	Quick Step-Innergetic	13 Pts.
8th	Fabrizio Guidi	Phonak Hearing Systems	12 Pts.
9th	Manuel Quinziato	Liquigas	11 Pts.
10th	Lars Michaelsen	Team CSC	10 Pts.

[edit] Points in Stage 4

Just like in the prologue, no points are handed out in this individual time trial.

[edit] Points in Stage 5

1^st Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (63.9 km)

First	Bert Roesems	Davitamon-Lotto	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Sébastien Portal	Crédit Agricole	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Thomas Lövkvist	Française des Jeux	3 Pts. and 1"

2^nd Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (129 km)

First	Bert Roesems	Davitamon-Lotto	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Sébastien Portal	Crédit Agricole	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Nicolas Portal	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	3 Pts. and 1"

3^rd Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (155.8 km)

First	Bert Roesems	Davitamon-Lotto	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Matthew Hayman	Rabobank	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Thomas Lövkvist	Française des Jeux	3 Pts. and 1"

Finish in Balen after (181.7 km)

First	Tom Boonen	Quick Step-Innergetic	30 Pts. and 10"
Second	Julian Dean	Crédit Agricole	25 Pts. and 6"
Third	Simone Cadamuro	Team Milram	22 Pts. and 4"
4th	Alexei Markov	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	19 Pts.
5th	Alessandro Ballan	Lampre-Fondital	17 Pts.
6th	Baden Cooke	Unibet.com	15 Pts.
7th	Enrico Gasparotto	Liquigas	13 Pts.
8th	David Kopp	Team Gerolsteiner	12 Pts.
9th	Olaf Pollack	T-Mobile Team	11 Pts.
10th	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R Prévoyance	10 Pts.

[edit] Points in Stage 6

1^st Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (72.9 km)

First	Sebastian Langeveld	Skil-Shimano	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Grégory Rast	Phonak Hearing Systems	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Mario Aerts	Davitamon-Lotto	3 Pts. and 1"

2^nd Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (134.4 km)

First	Andoni Aranaga	Euskaltel-Euskadi	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Mario Aerts	Davitamon-Lotto	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Grégory Rast	Phonak Hearing Systems	3 Pts. and 1"

3^rd Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (151.2 km)

First	Mario Aerts	Davitamon-Lotto	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Andoni Aranaga	Euskaltel-Euskadi	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Grégory Rast	Phonak Hearing Systems	3 Pts. and 1"

Finish in Sint-Truiden after (213.9 km)

First	David Kopp	Quick Step-Innergetic	30 Pts. and 10"
Second	Marco Zanotti	Unibet.com	25 Pts. and 6"
Third	Philippe Gilbert	Française des Jeux	22 Pts. and 4"
4th	Wouter Weylandt	Quick Step-Innergetic	19 Pts.
5th	Aart Vierhouten	Skil-Shimano	17 Pts.
6th	Roy Sentjens	Rabobank	15 Pts.
7th	Lars Michaelsen	Team CSC	13 Pts.
8th	Erki Pütsep	AG2R Prévoyance	12 Pts.
9th	Luciano Pagliarini	Saunier Duval-Prodir	11 Pts.
10th	Steven Caethoven	Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen	10 Pts.

[edit] Points in Stage 7

1^st Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (117.6 km)

First	Bram De Groot	Rabobank	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Steven Caethoven	Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Piet Rooyakkers	Skil-Shimano	3 Pts. and 1"

2^nd Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (181.1 km)

First	Gerben Löwik	Rabobank	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Axel Merckx	Phonak Hearing Systems	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Thomas Lövkvist	Française des Jeux	3 Pts. and 1"

3^rd Eneco Energy Rush/Lotto Intermediate Sprint after (189.9 km)

First	Nicolas Portal	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	8 Pts. and 3"
Second	Axel Merckx	Phonak Hearing Systems	5 Pts. and 2"
Third	Thomas Lövkvist	Française des Jeux	3 Pts. and 1"

Finish in Ans after (199 km)

First	Philippe Gilbert	Française des Jeux	30 Pts. and 10"
Second	Manuele Mori	Saunier Duval-Prodir	25 Pts. and 6"
Third	Stefan Schumacher	Team Gerolsteiner	22 Pts. and 4"
4th	Enrico Gasparotto	Liquigas	19 Pts.
5th	Fabrizio Guidi	Phonak Hearing Systems	17 Pts.
6th	Alessandro Ballan	Lampre-Fondital	15 Pts.
7th	Johan Vansummeren	Davitamon-Lotto	13 Pts.
8th	Julian Dean	Crédit Agricole	12 Pts.
9th	Gerben Löwik	Rabobank	11 Pts.
10th	José Joaquin Rojas Gil	Astana-Würth	10 Pts.

[edit] Best Young Rider

The leader of the Best Young Rider Classification (Topsport Vlaanderen jongerenklassement) wears a yellow jersey.

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Points
1	Stefan Schumacher	Germany	Team Gerolsteiner	27h 20'55"
2	Vincenzo Nibali	Italy	Liquigas	12"
3	Philippe Gilbert	Belgium	Française des Jeux	17"

[edit] Best Team

	Team	Country	Time
1	Liquigas	Italy	82h 04'56"
2	Rabobank	Netherlands	11"
3	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	United States	29"

[edit] Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General Classification	Points Classification	Young Rider Classification	Team Classification
0Prologue (ITT) (Stefan Schumacher)	Stefan Schumacher	no award	Stefan Schumacher	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
0Stage 1 (Tom Boonen)	Tom Boonen	Tom Boonen		Quick Step-Innergetic
0Stage 2 (Manuel Quinziato)		Simone Cadamuro
0Stage 3 (Tom Boonen)
0Stage 4 (ITT) (George Hincapie)	George Hincapie			Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
0Stage 5 (Tom Boonen)
0Stage 6 (David Kopp)
0Stage 7 (Philippe Gilbert)	Stefan Schumacher			Liquigas
Final	Stefan Schumacher	Simone Cadamuro	Stefan Schumacher	Liquigas

[edit] Withdrawals

Originally, 184 Riders would be starting if all 23 teams sent 8 riders. However Team Gerolsteiner and AG2R Prévoyance entered just 7 riders and Lampre-Fondital only 6. This brings the official number of riders in the Eneco Tour of Benelux 2006 to 180. Hervé Duclos-Lasalle and Christophe Riblon did not start but were officially on the starting list so they are counted as withdrawals.

	Stage	Rider	Team	Reason
DNS	P	Hervé Duclos-Lasalle	Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone	Unknown
DNS	P	Christophe Riblon	AG2R Prévoyance	Unknown
DNS	1	José Antonio Redondo	Astana-Würth	Unknown
DNF	1	Matti Breschel	Team CSC	Back problems
DNF	1	Christophe Brandt	Davitamon-Lotto	Rib injury
DNF	1	Joseba Zubeldia Aguirre	Euskaltel-Euskadi	Unknown
DNS	2	Andreas Klier	T-Mobile Team	Crashed during stage 1
DNS	2	Paolo Fornaciari	Lampre-Fondital	Relative passed away
DSQ	2	Luis Pasamontes	Unibet.com	Crossed Closed Railway
DNF	2	Dariusz Baranowski	Astana-Würth	Crash
DNS	3	Bobby Julich	Team CSC	Unknown
DNS	3	David Vitoria	Phonak Hearing Systems	Unknown
DNS	3	Arnaud Labbe	Bouygues Télécom	Unknown
DNF	3	Gert Steegmans	Davitamon-Lotto	Unknown
DNS	4	Fred Rodriguez	Davitamon-Lotto	Unknown
DNS	4	Alberto Curtolo	Liquigas	Unknown
DNS	4	Bas Giling	T-Mobile Team	Unknown
DNS	4	Robert Förster	Team Gerolsteiner	Unknown
DNS	5	David Loosli	Lampre-Fondital	Unknown
DNS	5	Markus Zberg	Team Gerolsteiner	Unknown
DNS	5	Yuriy Krivtsov	AG2R Prévoyance	Unknown
DNS	5	Gorka Gonzalez	Euskaltel-Euskadi	Unknown
DNS	5	Magnus Bäckstedt	Liquigas	Unknown
DNS	5	Juan Carlos Dominguez	Unibet.com	Not allowed to start
DNF	5	Daniel Navarro	Astana-Würth	Unknown
DNS	6	Niko Eeckhout	Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen	Unknown
DNS	6	Aurélien Clerc	Phonak Hearing Systems	Unknown
DNF	6	Nick Nuyens	Quick Step-Innergetic	Back Problems (Crashed into TV-camera after prologue)
DNF	6	Vicente Reynès	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	Unknown
DNF	6	Yannick Talabardon	Crédit Agricole	Unknown
DNF	6	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R Prévoyance	Unknown
DNF	6	Olaf Pollack	T-Mobile Team	Crashed
DNF	6	Christophe Edaleine	Crédit Agricole	Crashed
DNF	6	Carlos Da Cruz	Française des Jeux	Crashed
DNF	6	Antonio Colóm	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	Crashed
DNF	6	Leif Hoste	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	Unknown
DNF	6	Fabio Sabatini	Team Milram	Unknown
DNF	6	Anthony Ravard	Bouygues Télécom	Unknown
DNF	6	Benoît Vaugrenard	Française des Jeux	Unknown
DNF	6	Sandy Casar	Française des Jeux	Unknown
DNF	6	Ivan Santos	Astana-Würth	Unknown
DNF	7	Mauro Santambrogio	Lampre-Fondital	Unknown
DNF	7	Michael Blaudzun	Team CSC	Unknown
DNF	7	Baden Cooke	Unibet.com	Unknown
DNF	7	Michael Albasini	Liquigas	Unknown
DNF	7	Jeremy Hunt	Unibet.com	Unknown
DNF	7	Sébastien Chavanel	Bouygues Télécom	Unknown
DNF	7	Dennis Haueisen	Team Milram	Unknown
DNF	7	Mathieu Heijboer	Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone	Unknown
DNF	7	Glenn D'Hollander	Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen	Unknown
DNF	7	Servais Knaven	Quick Step-Innergetic	Unknown
DNF	7	Sebastian Langeveld	Skil-Shimano	Unknown
DNF	7	Lars Michaelsen	Team CSC	Unknown
DNF	7	Alexei Markov	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	Unknown
DNF	7	Iván Gutiérrez	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	Unknown
DNF	7	Eric Baumann	T-Mobile Team	Unknown
DNF	7	Jason McCartney	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	Unknown
DNF	7	Matthew White	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	Unknown
DNF	7	Max Van Heeswijk	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	Unknown
DNF	7	Volker Ordowski	Team Gerolsteiner	Unknown
DNF	7	Léon van Bon	Davitamon-Lotto	Unknown
DNF	7	Jan Kuyckx	Davitamon-Lotto	Unknown
DNF	7	Luciano Pagliarini	Saunier Duval-Prodir	Unknown
DNF	7	Carlos Zarate	Saunier Duval-Prodir	Unknown
DNF	7	Jaan Kirsipuu	Crédit Agricole	Unknown
DNF	7	Mark Scanlon	AG2R Prévoyance	Unknown
DNF	7	Erki Pütsep	AG2R Prévoyance	Unknown
DNF	7	Unai Uribarri Artabe	Euskaltel-Euskadi	Unknown
DNF	7	Beñat Albizuri Aransolo	Euskaltel-Euskadi	Unknown
DNF	7	Michiel Elijzen	Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone	Unknown
DNF	7	Martin Müller	Team Milram	Unknown
DNF	7	Mirco Lorenzetto	Team Milram	Unknown
DNF	7	Andy Flickinger	Bouygues Télécom	Unknown
DNF	7	Ludovic Auger	Française des Jeux	Unknown
DNF	7	Koen Barbe	Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen	Unknown
DNF	7	Rik Reinerink	Skil-Shimano	Unknown
DNF	7	Kenny Van Hummel	Skil-Shimano	Unknown
DNF	7	Marco Zanotti	Unibet.com	Unknown
DNF	7	Koen De Kort	Unibet.com	Unknown

In the end, only 101 riders (56%) completed the whole tour. Especially during the last stage many riders dropped as it was a very tough one, almost identical to the Liège-Bastogne-Liège course.

[edit] UCI ProTour Points

The Eneco Tour of Benelux 2006 is part of the UCI ProTour and so the riders can earn UCI ProTour Points. Below is states which riders won points and where. Because the Eneco Tour of Benelux 2006 is a smaller stage race the points given are 3, 2 and 1 for the first three in each stage result. At the end of the tour, the top 10 in the standings receive points accorded as follows: 50, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5 and 2.

[edit] Stage Results

Stage	Route	First (3 Points)	Second (2 Points)	Third (1 Points)
P	Den Helder – Den Helder	Stefan Schumacher	George Hincapie	Joost Posthuma
1	Wieringerwerf – Hoogeveen	Tom Boonen	Simone Cadamuro	Enrico Gasparotto
2	's-Hertogenbosch – Sittard-Geleen	Manuel Quinziato	Simone Cadamuro	Wouter Weylandt
3	Beek – Westmalle	Tom Boonen	Max van Heeswijk	No UCI ProTour points awarded for Baden Cooke (Unibet.Com)
4 (ITT)	Landgraaf – Landgraaf	George Hincapie	Vincenzo Nibali	Stefan Schumacher
5	Hasselt – Balen	Tom Boonen	Julian Dean	Simone Cadamuro
6	Bornem – Sint-Truiden	David Kopp	No UCI ProTour points awarded for Marco Zanotti (Unibet.Com)	Philippe Gilbert
7	Ans – Ans	Philippe Gilbert	Manuele Mori	Stefan Schumacher

[edit] Overall Result

	Cyclist	Points
1	Stefan Schumacher	50
2	George Hincapie	40
3	Vincenzo Nibali	35
4	Philippe Gilbert	30
5	Manuel Quinziato	25
6	Joost Posthuma	20
7	Juan Antonio Flecha	15
8	Alessandro Ballan	10
9	Thomas Dekker	5
10	Steffen Wesemann	2

[edit] Summary

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Points
1	Stefan Schumacher	Germany	Team Gerolsteiner	55
2	George Hincapie	United States	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	45
3	Vincenzo Nibali	Italy	Liquigas	37
4	Philippe Gilbert	Belgium	Française des Jeux	34
5	Manuel Quinziato	Italy	Liquigas	28
6	Joost Posthuma	Netherlands	Rabobank	21
7	Juan Antonio Flecha	Spain	Rabobank	15
8	Alessandro Ballan	Italy	Lampre-Fondital	10
9	Tom Boonen	Belgium	Quick Step-Innergetic	9
=10	Simone Cadamuro	Italy	Team Milram	5
=10	Thomas Dekker	Netherlands	Rabobank	5
12	David Kopp	Germany	Team Gerolsteiner	3
=13	Julian Dean	New Zealand	Crédit Agricole	2
=13	Max van Heeswijk	Netherlands	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	2
=13	Manuele Mori	Italy	Saunier Duval-Prodir	2
=13	Steffen Wesemann	Switzerland	T-Mobile Team	2
=17	Enrico Gasparotto	Italy	Liquigas	1
=17	Wouter Weylandt	Belgium	Quick Step-Innergetic	1

[edit] External links

• Race website
• Eneco Tour 2006 on cyclingnews.com

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